Cairo: Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was on Saturday handed down life imprisonment by a Cairo criminal court on charges of espionage. The sentencing of Morsi came during the final ruling in the trial of

Cairo: Noting that India's economy has rebounded strongly after NDA came to power, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has invited the diaspora to invest in the country as she listed steps taken by the government

Cairo: A large bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighbourhood of Cairo, wounding at least six people including at least one police officer, Egyptian security officials said.There were no

Cairo: The Egyptian armed forces killed 17 extremists during clashes at Sheikh Zuweid city in the restive North Sinai governorate, a media report said."The confrontation happened after militants attacked a military checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid,

Cairo: At least 19 people were killed after a boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile river near here, Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday.The collision happened near Giza

Cairo: At least five soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack by militants at a military checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, a media report said.The Al Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, which has

Cairo: An explosion Saturday morning in downtown Cairo heavily damaged the building housing the Italian Consulate.Heath Ministry official Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar told The Associated Press that at least one person was killed in the blast.An Egyptian

Cairo: An Islamic State (IS) affiliate has claimed responsibility for firing three rockets into Israeli territory on Friday."Three rockets were launched from Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and Gaza," The Jerusalem Post quoted an Israeli Defense

Cairo: Egypt's Prosecutor General, who has referred thousands of Islamists to trial in recent months, was today killed after militants targeted his convoy in a powerful bomb attack, the senior-most official to be assassinated since

Cairo: Egypt's highest appeals court today ordered a final retrial against former president Hosni Mubarak over his alleged inaction which led to killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his three decade-long

United Nations: The U.N. secretary-general instructed his special envoy to Syria on Thursday to relaunch a political process aimed at ending the four-year-old conflict, the clearest sign yet that a plan to freeze hostilities in

Cairo: Egypt Sunday decided to release jailed journalist Peter Greste, who will now be deported back to his native Australia, according to media reports.The Egyptian foreign ministry coordinated with the Australian embassy in Cairo for

Cairo: An online message purportedly from the Islamic State group warned Tuesday that a Japanese hostage and Jordanian pilot the extremists hold have less than "24 hours left to live." The message, posted online Tuesday

Cairo: Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak's last remaining conviction was today overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in

Ramallah: Describing India as a "consistent" friend whose support for the Palestinian cause has remained "solid and strong", President Mahmoud Abbas today said New Delhi has set an example for its other supporters."India's support for

Cairo: Egypt is to establish three new provinces and demarcate others including Cairo, Giza and Suez, a government official said on Wednesday.The new three provinces will be Middle Sinai, Alamin and Wahat, Xinhua quoted Development

Cairo: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo on Monday afternoon for talks with Egyptian officials on achieving a ceasefire in the war-stricken Gaza Strip, media reported.Ban is currently on a regional tour that